The White House issued an executive order on Thursday titled Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce. The purpose of the order is to promote the federal workplace as a model of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. In other words, it would be better for the government if public-spirited white workers sought employment elsewhere. Lost amid all the politically correct box-checking is the principle that the most qualified person should be hired for a job.

Our Nation derives strength from the diversity of its population and from its commitment to equal opportunity for all. We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of our society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are brought to bear to overcome our greatest challenges.

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America derives it strength from having the best fill the position. I think we tried quotas before, hire a certain amount of white vs. blacks vs. American Indian vs. Latino's.

In the name of fairness, however, the government will intensify programs that discriminate against white Americans by extending special privileges to everyone else.

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And what evidence does the opinion piece writer have that applications will be rejected out of hand simply because the applicant is white.

None.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

EOs are carefully composed to ensure they comply with existing Federal legislation. EOs do not supercede Federal law.

The opinion piece writer is either ignorant of these facts or attempting to create some perceived political gain for the right. Its telling in either case.

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How about the fact - and it is a fact, that the federal government is not only already achieving it's "diversity" goals, it is surpassing them. So why exactly does the federal government need to be told to have more diversity?

In the name of fairness, however, the government will intensify programs that discriminate against white Americans by extending special privileges to everyone else.

And what evidence does the opinion piece writer have that applications will be rejected out of hand simply because the applicant is white.

None.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

EOs are carefully composed to ensure they comply with existing Federal legislation. EOs do not supercede Federal law.

The opinion piece writer is either ignorant of these facts or attempting to create some perceived political gain for the right. Its telling in either case.

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The NAACP wanted to dismiss an entire graduating class of State Troopers because they were mostly white. Fortunately, the AG said "no".

The NAACPs vow of legal action reignites a contentious debate about why the State Police struggles to enlist new black troopers. While minorities like Hispanics have gained ground in the past 11 years, the percentage of black troopers has fallen from 8 percent to 6.4 percent, state figures show.

With more than one-third of black troopers nearing retirement, their ranks are expected to thin to levels not seen since the division was under federal oversight for discriminatory hiring decades ago.

"Its actually going backwards rather than forwards," said James Harris, president of the New Jersey chapter of the NAACP. "The state doesnt keep its promises."

Harris said the state should cancel the recruit class, but Attorney General Paula Dow, who oversees the State Police, said it will proceed. The State Police and the Attorney Generals Office said overall diversity is improving but acknowledged concern about the few black recruits.

Loriquet said recruits must detail their past  from unpaid tickets to criminal convictions  but many forget problems, dont understand the questions or lie. "There are stringent guidelines, and were not going to soften that," he said.

Some things, like a drug conviction, prompt automatic disqualification. But others, such as a poor credit history, are part of a subjective review Harris said hurts blacks.

"If you were arrested for marijuana at age 15, and youve had a clean record ever since, thats an eliminator," he said. "African-Americans are arrested and charged more frequently."

Harris said background checks and all other parts of the selection process must be reviewed. "The screening mechanism clearly has a component of bias," he said.

With the exception of background checks, the Attorney Generals Office declined to say how many blacks began the process for the new class and when they flunked out.

As part of the 2000 settlement with the NAACP, the State Police agreed to revamp its written test and suspend the four-year college degree requirement that could unequally eliminate minorities. It also hired Connecticut-based APTMetrics, Inc.  which has been paid $2.2 million since 2000  to score the test in a more fair way for minorities.

In the name of &#8220;fairness,&#8221; however, the government will intensify programs that discriminate against white Americans by extending special privileges to everyone else.

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And what evidence does the opinion piece writer have that applications will be rejected out of hand simply because the applicant is white.

None.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

EOs are carefully composed to ensure they comply with existing Federal legislation. EOs do not supercede Federal law.

The opinion piece writer is either ignorant of these facts or attempting to create some perceived political gain for the right. It&#8217;s telling in either case.

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This is just quotas being instituted in the federal government.

Eventually you'll get 5 or 10 points for being non-white. I can see it coming. Obama already has centralized hiring in the DOD, so applying this will be easy.

The program's heart may seem in the right place but it's actual application is unfair. Certain racial groups will receive special consideration over others. The strange thing is the federal government already is diverse. This is just patronizing to his black voters and seems to be in response to Maxine Water's threats over the last week.

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